Synopses & Reviews
Irene Kelly fights for her life in this blood-chilling sequel to the Edgar Award-winning smash hit Bones from New York Times bestselling author Jan Burke. Irene Kelly's finally recovered from the debilitating post-traumatic stress disorder that haunted her after a near-fatal encounter with notorious serial killer Nick Parrish. Then she receives some unwelcome news: Parrish, once thought permanently paralyzed by the injuries he sustained fleeing recapture, is walking again. And the rumor among the Moths, Parrish’s online fan club, is that he’s coming after Irene.
Suddenly Irene is being hounded by the media for interviews and plied with questions she’d hoped never to have to answer again. She tries to believe that she is safe from Parrish, who is imprisoned in a maximum security facility, and that the growing stream of threats from the Moths is all just talk. But an unnerving prank soon lets her know that someone, at least, wants her to be afraid. And when a young woman’s body turns up near her home—naked, frozen solid, and decorated from head to toe in elaborately painted moths—it becomes clear that Irene will once again find herself pitted against a brutal murderer. She knows the twisted hunter who is stalking her all too well…or does she?
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“Burke is among the most reliable performers in the thriller genre. . . . She’s in top form with this shrewd blending of nightmarish suspense and taut police procedural.”—San Diego Union-Tribune
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"In Disturbance, Burke has written another nail-biting, adrenaline-pumping, heart-stopping novel that will have her readers wondering how Irene Kelly will ever survive this viper's nest."—Dayton Daily News
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"It doesn't get more suspenseful than this superb thriller. Jan Burke's villains, more terrified of each other than of anyone else, will stick in the reader's mind.
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“Burke shows a wickedly realistic touch in her villains—killer Parrish and his three sons, who all but define ‘dysfunctional family.’”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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“Tautly written and suspenseful . . . Irene [is] a strong, likable protagonist.”—Booklist
Synopsis
Irene Kelly fights for her life in this blood-chilling sequel to the Edgar Award winning smash hit Bones from New York Times bestselling author Jan Burke.
IRENE KELLY IS BACK . . . IN THIS HEARTPOUNDING SEQUEL TO JAN BURKE S EDGAR(r) AWARD WINNING NOVEL BONES
Investigative reporter Irene Kelly risked everything in a near-fatal encounter with serial killer Nick Parrish and broke a chain of deadly violence in Southern California when Parrish landed in maximum security. Now, life has almost returned to normal, both at the struggling Las Piernas News Express and, with the help of a good therapist, for Irene and her husband, Frank. But the terror is far from over. . . . Rumors among the Moths, Nick Parrish s online fan club, suggest the killer has recovered physically, escaped with someone s help, and he s targeting the person responsible for his imprisonment: Irene Kelly. It starts with an unnerving prank, a clear message that someone wants her to be afraid. And when a young woman s body turns up naked, frozen, and decorated in elaborately painted moths Irene must confront the twisted hunter whom she knows all too well . . . or does she?"
Synopsis
IRENE KELLY IS BACK . . . IN THIS HEARTPOUNDING SEQUEL TO JAN BURKE’S EDGAR® AWARD – WINNING NOVEL BONES Investigative reporter Irene Kelly risked everything in a near-fatal encounter with serial killer Nick Parrish—and broke a chain of deadly violence in Southern California when Parrish landed in maximum security. Now, life has almost returned to normal, both at the struggling Las Piernas News Express and, with the help of a good therapist, for Irene and her husband, Frank. But the terror is far from over. . . . Rumors among the Moths, Nick Parrish’s online fan club, suggest the killer has recovered physically, escaped with someone’s help, and he’s targeting the person responsible for his imprisonment: Irene Kelly. It starts with an unnerving prank, a clear message that someone wants her to be afraid. And when a young woman’s body turns up—naked, frozen, and decorated in elaborately painted moths—Irene must confront the twisted hunter whom she knows all too well . . . or does she?
About the Author
National bestseller Jan Burke is the author of a dozen novels and a collection of short stories. Among the awards her work has garnered are Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar® for Best Novel, Malice Domestic’s Agatha Award, Mystery Readers International’s Macavity, and the RT Book Club’s Best Contemporary Mystery. She is the founder of the Crime Lab Project (CrimeLabProject.com) and is a member of the board of the California Forensic Science Institute. She lives in Southern California with her husband and two dogs. Learn more about her at JanBurke.com.